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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..25b44d6c2b07 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200410-23"> + <title>Gaim: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Gaim which could allow a remote + attacker to crash the application, or possibly execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gaim</product> + <announced>2004-10-24</announced> + <revised count="01">2004-10-24</revised> + <bug>68271</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-im/gaim" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Gaim is a full featured instant messaging client which handls a variety of + instant messaging protocols. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A possible buffer overflow exists in the code processing MSN SLP messages + (CAN-2004-0891). memcpy() was used without validating the size of the + buffer, and an incorrect buffer was used as destination under certain + circumstances. Additionally, memory allocation problems were found in the + processing of MSN SLP messages and the receiving of files. These issues + could lead Gaim to try to allocate more memory than available, resulting in + the crash of the application. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could crash Gaim and possibly execute arbitrary code by + exploiting the buffer overflow. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=net-im/gaim-1.0.2" + # emerge ">=net-im/gaim-1.0.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0891">CAN-2004-0891</uri> + <uri link="https://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/">Gaim Security Issues</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-10-22T00:52:11Z"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2004-10-22T08:35:43Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-10-23T13:06:09Z"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> +</glsa> |